CHIDANAND SANJAY JAVALAGI, born on 8th May 2012 at Rabakavi (Tq), Banahatti, Bagalkot Dist Karnataka, He, has set a new record in the Intellectual Category. A student of 8th Standard at Sri Sadguru Sharana Basaveshwara English Medium CBSE School, Halingali, He successfully participated in a World Record Telescope-Making Workshop, where he built a telescope alongside 160 students.
For this remarkable achievement, he was honoured with a Gold Medal by H.E. Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot, Honorable Governor of Karnataka. The workshop was conducted from 01 to 09 October 2025 at Doddaballapur, Bengaluru, in collaboration with the Government of Karnataka and the Karnataka State Sciencentific Research Council Bangalore. Recognizing his outstanding achievement at such a young age as a “Nanu Vignaani” (I am a Scientist), KABR proudly appreciates and honours him.